{
 "title": "Shadow IT Index: February 2026",
 "index": "Shadow IT Index",
 "published": "2026-02-01",
 "updated": "2026-10-07",
 "source": "Torii Research, anonymized and aggregated usage data",
 "url": "https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/shadow-it-index-february-2026",
 "rank_note": "Ranked by adoption.",
 "rows": [
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   "rank": 1,
   "app": "Async",
   "category": "Project Management",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://async.app",
   "adoption_pct": 18,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 2,
   "app": "Kimi",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.kimi.com",
   "adoption_pct": 13,
   "shadow_it_index": 88,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 3,
   "app": "ChatOn",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://chaton.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 9,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 4,
   "app": "Manus",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://manus.im",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 5,
   "app": "Wispr Flow",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
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   "website": "https://wisprflow.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
   "shadow_it_index": 83,
   "soc2_claimed": false,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 6,
   "app": "Base44",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://base44.com",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
   "shadow_it_index": 88,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 7,
   "app": "Genspark",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI agents",
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   "website": "https://www.genspark.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 8,
   "app": "Upstash",
   "category": "Analytics & BI",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://upstash.com",
   "adoption_pct": 7,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 9,
   "app": "PDF House",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://pdfhouse.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 95,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 10,
   "app": "Photoroom",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "AI content and media",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://www.photoroom.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 90,
   "soc2_claimed": true,
   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 11,
   "app": "NordVPN",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://nordvpn.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
   "shadow_it_index": 85,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 12,
   "app": "Kahoot!",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.kahoot.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 13,
   "app": "reMarkable",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
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   "website": "https://remarkable.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 14,
   "app": "Netlify",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.netlify.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 15,
   "app": "WebEx",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.webex.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 16,
   "app": "SoundCloud",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
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   "website": "https://soundcloud.com",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 17,
   "app": "Grafana Cloud",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
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   "website": "https://grafana.com/products/cloud/",
   "adoption_pct": 5,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 18,
   "app": "Artlist",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
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   "website": "https://artlist.io",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 19,
   "app": "Cal.com",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://Cal.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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  },
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   "rank": 20,
   "app": "ExpressVPN",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
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   "website": "https://www.expressvpn.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 21,
   "app": "Termius",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Developer and data tools",
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   "website": "https://termius.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 22,
   "app": "Indeed",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.indeed.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 23,
   "app": "WhatsApp",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.whatsapp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 83,
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   "iso27001_claimed": true,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 24,
   "app": "MasterClass",
   "category": "Human Resource",
   "theme": "Personal and consumer apps",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.masterclass.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 25,
   "app": "Exa",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://exa.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
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   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 26,
   "app": "Wondershare",
   "category": "Design",
   "theme": "Design and video",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.wondershare.net",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 27,
   "app": "PopAi",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI assistants",
   "ai_native": true,
   "website": "https://popai.pro",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
   "shadow_it_index": 93,
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   "iso27001_claimed": false,
   "gdpr_claimed": true
  },
  {
   "rank": 28,
   "app": "Sada",
   "category": "IT & Security",
   "theme": "Security and IT",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://sada.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "gdpr_claimed": false
  },
  {
   "rank": 29,
   "app": "Smartsheet",
   "category": "Project Management",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://www.smartsheet.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "rank": 30,
   "app": "Doodle",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "Personal productivity",
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   "website": "https://www.doodle.com",
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  {
   "rank": 31,
   "app": "OpenRouter",
   "category": "Productivity",
   "theme": "AI coding and building",
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   "website": "https://openrouter.ai",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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  },
  {
   "rank": 32,
   "app": "Eventbrite",
   "category": "Sales & Marketing",
   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
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   "website": "https://www.eventbrite.com",
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   "rank": 33,
   "app": "Obsidian",
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   "theme": "Personal productivity",
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   "website": "https://obsidian.md",
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   "rank": 34,
   "app": "Firebase",
   "category": "Developer Tools",
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   "website": "https://firebase.google.com",
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  {
   "rank": 35,
   "app": "Skype for Business",
   "category": "Operations",
   "theme": "Work suites and collaboration",
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   "website": "https://www.skype.com",
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   "rank": 36,
   "app": "iTunes",
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   "website": "https://www.apple.com/itunes/",
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  {
   "rank": 37,
   "app": "Ramp",
   "category": "Finance",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://ramp.com",
   "adoption_pct": 4,
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   "rank": 38,
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   "website": "https://account.microsoft.com/account/outlook",
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   "rank": 39,
   "app": "TripAdvisor",
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   "website": "https://www.tripadvisor.com",
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  },
  {
   "rank": 40,
   "app": "Netto",
   "category": "Finance",
   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
   "ai_native": false,
   "website": "https://netto.eco",
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  },
  {
   "rank": 41,
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   "theme": "Sales, marketing, and CX",
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   "website": "https://www.workwithopal.com",
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   "rank": 42,
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  },
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   "rank": 43,
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   "rank": 44,
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   "rank": 45,
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   "theme": "AI notes and voice",
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   "website": "https://fellow.app",
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   "rank": 46,
   "app": "Picsart",
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   "website": "https://www.picsart.com",
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   "rank": 47,
   "app": "SignNow",
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   "theme": "Ops, HR, and finance",
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  {
   "rank": 48,
   "app": "Vivaldi",
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   "website": "https://vivaldi.com",
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  {
   "rank": 49,
   "app": "Imagine art",
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   "theme": "AI content and media",
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   "website": "https://www.imagine.art",
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  {
   "rank": 50,
   "app": "Higgsfield",
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   "website": "https://higgsfield.ai",
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}